Vibrating-{{Coil Magnetometry}} of the {{Spin Liquid Properties}} of ${\mathrm{Tb}}_{2}{\mathrm{Ti}}_{2}{퐎}_{7}$

Abstract:

We have explored the spin liquid state in Tb2Ti2O7 with vibrating-coil magnetometry down to $\sim$0.04 K under magnetic fields up to 5 T. We observe magnetic history dependence below T$∗\sim$0.2 K reminiscent of the classical spin ice systems Ho2Ti2O7 and Dy2Ti2O7. The magnetic phase diagram inferred from the magnetization is essentially isotropic, without evidence of magnetization plateaus as anticipated for so-called quantum spin ice, predicted theoretically for [111] when quantum fluctuations renormalize the interactions. Instead, the magnetization for T$\ll$T$∗$ agrees semiquantitatively with the predictions of ``all-in\textendash{}all-out'' (AIAO) antiferromagnetism. Taken together, this suggests that the spin liquid state in Tb2Ti2O7 is akin to an incipient AIAO antiferromagnet. «

We have explored the spin liquid state in Tb2Ti2O7 with vibrating-coil magnetometry down to $\sim$0.04 K under magnetic fields up to 5 T. We observe magnetic history dependence below T$∗\sim$0.2 K reminiscent of the classical spin ice systems Ho2Ti2O7 and Dy2Ti2O7. The magnetic phase diagram inferred from the magnetization is essentially isotropic, without evidence of magnetization plateaus as anticipated for so-called quantum spin ice, predicted theoretically for [111] when quantum fluctuations... »